15世紀後半のマインツで活動した活版印刷業者ペーター・シェーファーの出版物の装飾や挿絵といった視覚的要素の研究を行った。彼の初期の出版物では、伝統的な写本装飾のスタイルを大量に生産される印刷本で品質を維持した状態で再現するために独創的な手法を用いたことが明らかになった。一方後期の出版物では、初期作品と異なり、印刷物と親和性の高い木版挿絵が採用され始める。本研究のケーススタディで取り上げた2点の薬草事典に関しては、その出版にシェーファーの積極的な関与があったと結論づけることはできなかったが、挿絵の性質や内容を、それぞれの想定顧客層のニーズに合わせて調整していたことが明らかになった。
This project examined visual elements such as decoration and illustration of books published by Peter Schoeffer (active in Mainz, 2nd half 15C). Through research it became evident that his approach towards visual elements changed significantly over the course of his career. In early years he employed creative methods to decorate printed books that would compare in quality with the illuminated manuscript. In later years, however, in place of creative approach to book decoration, he introduced woodcut illustration, which was a more suitable means than hand decoration to decorate printed books. The two herbal publications examined in this project unfortunately did not present Schoeffer’s strong initiative in their planning. However, comparison of the two demonstrated that the style, design, and contents of the illustrations were adjusted according to the envisaged readers of each publication, thus attesting to the critical role played by illustration in publishing and marketing a book.

研究種目 : 若手研究 (B)
研究期間 : 2015～2019
課題番号 : 15K16647
研究分野 : 美術史